Mouthpiece attachment for tobacco smoking pipes and the like



March 10, 1953 2,630,808

F. J. KRABER MOUTHPIECE ATTACHMENT FOR TOBACCO SMOKING PIPES AND THELIKE Filed Aug. 16, 1951 INVENTOR. HPANK J. KRHBER,

Patented Mar. 10, 1953 --MOUTHPIECE ATTACHMENT FOR TOBAQGOQ'v SMOKING,PIPES' A ND THE'LIKE R Frank J. Krab er, Seattle, was. ApplicationAugust 16, las -serial in). 242,075

- This invention relates to attachments for the mouth pieces of smokingpipes and the like, that are held in the smokers mouth for tobaccosmoking purposes; it being the principal object of this invention toprovide a simple, easilyapplied and practical attachment device, to beapplied over the outlet of the channel of the mouth piece of the pipestem andthe like, to diffuse and divert the smoke as it is drawn intothe mouth, thus to protect the smokers tongue from being burned and toprevent saliva from the mouth running into the bowl through the pipestem channel.

Furthermore, by reason of its character and place of application,- toserve as a means for an easier holding of the stemor mouth piece of thesmoking device between the teeth.

This application is a continuation in part of my earlier application,filed on July 2, 1951, under Serial No. 234,705, now abandoned.

In the smokingof a pipe, or the smoking of a cigar or cigarette that isapplied to a mouth piece or holder, it is a common thing to merely holdthe stem or mouth piece in the mouth for long periods of time withoutdrawing in any smoke. During such periods, saliva'is apt to flow down;;;35 the channel of stem or mouth piece into the bowl, and produce anundesirable condition in souiar as the smoker is concerned.

Also, if the smoker is one who draws vigorously on the pipe in smoking,the hot, indrawn smoke sometimes burns the smokers tongue or causes a.burning sensation that detracts from the enjoyit has been the primaryobject of the present invention to'provide various attachment means thatcan be easily and readily applied over the end-of the mouth piecedfthe'smok'ing device that will operate to divide and diffuse the indrawnsmoke to protect the tongue and which 40 will act automatically as acheck to prevent any flow of saliva from the mouth into the mouth piecechannel.

In accomplishing the various above mentioned and also other objects ofthe invention, I have provided the improved details of construction, thepreferred forms of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings,wherein- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an ordinary tobacco smokingpipe showing the present attachment device, of a preferred form, asapplied over the end of the mouth piece of the pipe stem.

Fig. 2 is a somewhat enlarged longitudinal section of the attachmentdevice and part of the stem.

4 Claims. (mgr-3pm)" TENT 'OFFIC E' LLI Fig. 3 is a verticalcross-section taken on line 3-3 in Fig. 2:, showing the-,internalribbing of thedeviceq -y Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section-ofva part of the stem and an attachment of analternativeform. Fig. 5 is across-section. onthe line 5 -5 in Fig. 6 is a perspective view of stillanother form of attachment device. a 4 t Fig. 7 is a centrallongitudinal section illus- 'trating the construction of tip'or capshown in Figs. 1 to 3 on the mouth piece without the collar 5; i. ,f I

Referring more in-detail to the drawings- The various forms ormodifications of the-de vice of the present inventiorng are all designedfor easy application to the mouth piecesof stems of pipes and the like.,-It-is the intent that they be made in a size that is applicable to themouth pieces of various kinds, of smoking devices with- :out requiringany exact dimensions or any carefully fitting or-expert skill fortheirapplication. The invention has herein been embodied in three:difierent'forms, for-application, respectively, as :has been. shown inFigs. 1*, 4and 6."

In its prcsenttpreferred,form oi' construction,

the device is molded of rubber, or othersuitable -material in the formofjatip or cap H), which is so-designed. that it can be fitted-over theendof the stem,- or a mouth piece H as shown in Figs.

1 and 2, to grip the same-tightly just forward of the usual endenlargement l I that is provided to facilitate holding the pipe by theteeth.

. The tip or cap generallvdesignated 10, as

shown inFigs. 2 and 3,;is formed interiorly with a plurality of ribs l2that extend from the open tend-of the, cap to and across the end*wallvor base its thusto hold the walls of the. cap out- .w-ardly,spaced fromgthez stem, and; to provide the smoke channels l3 whichcommunicate with the channel l5 of the stem and which open in a forwarddirection at the surface of the stem. This cap closes off any directimpingement of entering smoke against the user's tongue and thuseliminates the burning of the tongue by hot smoke. Furthermore, byreason of the diffusion of the smoke as it leaves the stem and cap,there is a smoke cooling effect and more enjoyment derived in smoking.

Another advantage gained by the use of the cap, resides in the fact thatsaliva is prevented from entering the smoke channel of the stem ormouthpiece to which the cap is applied. This is by reason of the smallsize and direction 01' the smoke channels and also because in drawingsmoke into the mouth the channels l3 are eil'ectively cleared of anysaliva that might have entered therein.

To give additional comfort in smoking and easier holding of the pipe inthe mouth, I fit a short rubber collar [6 about the stem, spacedslightly forward of the mouthpiece as well shown in Fig. 2. This can beeasily gripped between the teeth and the pipe securely held withouttiring the jaws, the collar IS also functioning when in position on themouth piece to define a lateral opening to cause the smoke passingoutwardly from the channels 13 to move laterally away from the mouthpiece. In Fig. 7, the tip or cap it! is shown applied for use on themouthpiece without the collar ii.

In the modified form of the device shown in Fig. 4, the cap and collarhave been combined. In this case the cap I is joined to the collar IB'by short bars I8 in spaced relation defining lateral openings 11providing for the .outfiow of smoke from the'channels 13. The uses andadvantages of the device of Fig. 4 are the same as have been describedinconnection with thejpa-rts shown in Fig. 1.

The modification shown in Fig. 6 is that of a single strip 20 ofdiaphragm material such as rubber or plastic, applied across the end ofthe pipe stem with its opposite end portions folded back along the topand lower surfaces of the stem, and there secured by applying a rubberband 2! about these parts. In the use of this, when the user draws inthe smoke, the diaphragm causes it to be diverted'laterally to oppositesides. When he stops drawing, the diaphragm closes over the stemchannel. The device of Fig. 6 is therefore effective as a salivaretaining means and also can be successfully used as a protectionagain-st tongue burning.

All of the devicesillustrated afford the protection against smokeburning of tongue and lips, this by reason of the great diffusion ofsmoke.

"In the device of Fig. 1, when the smoke comes toprevent flow of salivainto the stem channel. 50

-I-Iaving thus described my invention, \vhat'I claim as new therein anddesire to secure by Letters Iatent, is:

l. A tip for the mouthpiece of a -tobacco smoking article, saidtiphaving an exterior appearance conforming substantially in contour tothe eontour of the mouth end of-the mouth piece and being hollow in itsinterior, the interior surface thereof having a plurality oi ribs,- eachribextending from a point adjacent one end of the tip and extendingcontinuously over the interior surface thereof to a point opposite thefirst point, said ribs in pairs defining channels whereby when the tipis in position on the mouth end of the mouth piece it will permit smokepassing through the mouth piece to exit therefrom only by passingthrough the channels, the channels having adjacent thereto and insurrounding relation to said mouth piece when placed thereon a ringlikestructure in spaced relation to the ends of the ribs defining a lateralopening to cause the smoke passing through the channels to movelaterally away from the mouth piece.

2. A tip for the mouth piece of a tobacco smoking article of theconstruction defined in claim 1 .and wherein the ends of the tip arecompletely spaced from the ring-like structure.

3. A'tip for the mouth piece of a tobacco smoking article of theconstruction defined in claim 1 and wherein the ribs are connected tothe ringlike structure by short bars in spaced relation defining lateralopenings.

4. A tip for the mouth piece of a tobacco smoking article, said tiphaving an exterior appearance conforming substantially in contour to thecontour of the month end of the mouth piece and being hollow in itsinterior, the interior surface thereof having a plurality of ribs, eachrib extending from a point adjacent one end of the tip and extendingcontinuously over the interior surface thereof to a point oppositethefirst point, said ribs in pairs defining channels whereby when thetip is in position on the mouth end of the mouth piece it will permitsmoke passing through the mouth piece to exit therefrom only by passingthrough the channels, said tip being formed of rubber and of a sizewhereby the same is adapted to fit over and tightly grip-the mouth endof the -mouth piece without requiring any exact dimensions or expertskill for the application of the same,

FRANK J. KRABER.

' file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,073,315 Austin Sept. 16, 19132,184,054 Nash Dec. 19, 1939 2,194,699 Gooris Mar. 26, 1940 2,239,048Miller Apr. 22, 1941 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 123,779Switzerland Dec. id, 1927

